Psychometric Methods: Theory into Practice (Methodology in the Social Sciences Series) - Hardcover

Price, Larry R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146252477X ISBN 13: 9781462524778

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2016

Synopsis

Grounded in current knowledge and professional practice, this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results. Essential topics include measurement and statistical concepts, scaling models, test design and development, reliability, validity, factor analysis, item response theory, and generalizability theory. Also addressed are norming and test equating, topics not typically covered in traditional psychometrics texts. Examples drawn from a dataset on intelligence testing are used throughout the book, elucidating the assumptions underlying particular methods and providing SPSS (or alternative) syntax for conducting analyses. The companion website presents datasets for all examples as well as PowerPoint slides of figures and key concepts. Pedagogical features include equation boxes with explanations of statistical notation, and end-of-chapter glossaries. The Appendix offers extensions of the topical chapters with example source code from SAS, SPSS, IRTPRO, BILOG-MG, PARSCALE, TESTFACT, and DIMTEST.

About this title

About the Author

Larry R. Price, PhD, is Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Long School of Medicine. Previously, he served as a faculty statistician and psychometrician at Emory University School of Medicine (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), as Professor of Psychometrics and Statistics at Texas State University, and at the Psychological Corporation (now part of Pearson's Clinical Assessment Group). Dr. Price is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics), and an Accredited Professional Statistician of the American Statistical Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146252477X
• ISBN 13: 9781462524778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552